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Crystal Dynamics Cuts Nearly 30 Jobs in Third Round of Layoffs This Year

The studio says the reorganization will focus resources on its next Tomb Raider.

Overview

  • Cuts affecting just under 30 employees were announced on LinkedIn across multiple departments and projects.
  • This marks the third layoff at the studio in 2025 and at least the fourth in two years, following March and August reductions.
  • The August cuts followed the cancellation of Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot, which Crystal Dynamics had been co-developing.
  • Reporting places total roles eliminated over the past two years at roughly 60, underscoring ongoing restructuring.
  • Crystal Dynamics says it will support affected staff during the transition, as public listings show few scheduled projects beyond Netflix’s Lara Croft season two and the Amazon-published Tomb Raider in development.